JohannesUlver

A beautiful voice wasted on a decidedly disappointing album, like a glass of water at room temperature that goes down smoothly but leaves nothing behind as it passes and heads straight into oblivion just a few seconds after the last note has faded.

Album that pleasantly surprised me.

I found it weak and with overly artificial imagery. I appreciated the "rural" sequences that rightly emphasized the folkloric roots of the myth.

You walk, walk, walk - mini
You’d be better off going out in a bikini.
You can see everything, and more, while you pull your skirt up higher.
But you want to play the old-fashioned lady,
The one that shows you the...
But then pulls back: I don’t want to,
First, I take a look at your wallet.

As a loyal reader, I can only agree. A round of applause for the proposal.

Against the tide: great album.

I completely agree. In particular, "Señorita" marks the point beyond which, with all the affection and nostalgia for the times gone by (probably more ours than hers), one simply cannot go.

A film of deadly boredom. Aside from that, there’s definitely something wrong if both fathers, biological and adoptive, are far more charismatic than the son, who in theory should be the hero of the story. I’ll give it two stars only because the previous Superman film manages to look worse in comparison.

Recycling ideas already seen in the Star Wars universe. Shockingly politically correct: girl power, the character of color with a heart of gold. Totally in contrast with the original trilogy, and also with the prequel trilogy: basically, training is no longer useful. The new superheroine already knows how to do practically everything: she moves objects, is a master with the lightsaber, uses Jedi mind tricks, and kicks the "bad guy" (who is that puppet?)'s ass, all as a self-taught individual, much to the chagrin of various Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Master Yoda. But who cares? We are in the century of girls! Moreover, why, if the Empire has been toppled, is the entire military apparatus (stormtroopers, cruisers, starfighters, and the technology to build a super hyper death star) in the hands of this so-called First Order? What the hell did the Republic do? Nothing, they just sit on a balcony waiting to be destroyed... And where did this Supreme Leader come from? Who is he? Has he always been there? Wasn't Palpatine the boss? At the end of "Return of the Jedi," Luke burns his father’s body on a pyre. Who smuggled Anakin's head? You don't even see that kind of stuff anymore in Predappio... It's truly an endless sadness to see the old and glorious characters resurrected after so many years, and for what? To weave a ridiculous plot that blatantly rehashes old ideas or to make them meet a shitty end? They could have easily picked up the story two hundred years after the events of Episode VI; instead, they turned Star Wars into a soap opera (like "Il Segreto" thirty years later) just to recount some crap that doesn't even respect the original saga. The three prequels might not have been liked, but at least they were conceptually aligned with the original saga; here, the inconsistencies are too many. A project driven solely by commercial ends and low quality. The industry aims for profit, we know that, but at least try to create something original so that you can give new generations their own myths. Leave ours alone, you bastards!

Great photography, stunning shots, fantastic lighting, the final sequence lingers in the memory. Orson Welles, with his slap-worthy face, manages to be likable and gets the audience to root for him despite the horrific crime committed by his character. That said, personally, I find the plot boring and there are plenty of dull and sleepy moments. If we look exclusively at the technical and stylistic aspects, then it's a 5; if we judge it as a whole, I believe the masterpieces are elsewhere.